I garden more on the cottage garden style. Translation I really pack my plants tight. I do not have to do this because I have 3+ acres but all my gardens are tight. It is easier for me because I do not have to weed if there is not a lot of space between. Age and a bad back will not permit that formal perfection garden style. Anyway this is what the look like in coir pots. They look like they are planted in the ground.